The Long Āgama Sūtra 6.11

6.11

「時，轉輪王即召四兵，向金輪寶偏露右臂，右膝著地，復以右手摩捫金輪，語言：『汝向東方，如法而轉，勿違常則。』輪即東轉。時，王即將四兵隨從其後，金輪寶前有四神導，輪所住處，王即止駕。爾時，東方諸小國王見大王至，以金鉢盛銀粟，銀鉢盛金粟，來趣王所，拜首白言：『善來，大王！今此東方土地豐樂，人民熾盛，志性仁和，慈孝忠順，唯願聖王於此治正，我等當給使左右，承受所當。』時，轉輪大王語小王言：『止！止！諸賢！汝等則為供養我已，但當以正法治，勿使偏枉，無令國內有非法行，此即名曰我之所治。』

“The wheel-turning king then summoned the four armies and bared his right shoulder toward the golden wheel treasure. He knelt on his right knee, touched the golden wheel with his right hand, and said: ‘Go east. Turn according to the Dharma, and don’t go contrary to the eternal law.’ The wheel then turned east.

“The king then led his four armies and followed after it. Ahead of the golden wheel, there were four spirits guiding it, and the king stopped his horses where the wheel dwelled. At that point, the lesser kings of the east saw the great king arrive, and they came to the king with gold bowls holding silver barley and silver bowls holding gold barley. They present them to their chief, saying, ‘Welcome, great king! The lands in this eastern region are plentiful now. Please, noble king, rule them properly! We’ll serve you, right and left, and accept what you will.’

“The great wheel-turning king told the lesser kings, ‘Stop, stop! Good men, you have made offerings to me, but I will simply rule with the correct Dharma. Don’t bend yourselves to serve me. Let none in the country act contrary to the Dharma. This I call my way of ruling.’